Single source · France
Hépar
Vosges
More magnesium than any other bottle going, dragged up sulfate-dry from the Vosges. You sip this as a tonic, not for pleasure.
Mineral analysis
TDS2513mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish, a tonic magnesium edge.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium119 mg/L
bracing & tonic
Silicanot published
Sodium14 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- intense
- bitter-tonic
- heavy
Hépar is a still water from France with 2513 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 549 mg/L calcium, 119 mg/L magnesium and 14 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Among the ten hardest waters in the catalog · well protected · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: High magnesium · Low sodium · Full body · Dry finish
Related waters
Common questions
- What does Hépar taste like?
- Hépar is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish, with a bracing magnesium edge. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run intense, bitter-tonic and heavy.
- Is Hépar good for you?
- Hépar is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2513 mg/L dissolved solids, with 119 mg/L of magnesium (over the taste line) and 549 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 14 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Hépar?
- Hépar carries calcium 549, magnesium 119 and sodium 14 mg/L over bicarbonate 384, sulfate 1530 and chloride 18.8 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 2513 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Hépar?
- Hépar carries 14 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Hépar hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Hépar works out to 1849 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Can you use Hépar for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Hépar falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sulfate at 1530 is over the 240 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Hépar still or sparkling?
- Hépar is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Hépar come from?
- Hépar comes from Vosges in France, a single source.
Where to buy ↗French pharmacies & supermarkets